Brett Brown's Sixers committed 46 turnovers in two games overseas but still nearly managed two wins. (USA Today Images)

The Sixers were back at the friendly confines of their PCOM practice facility Thursday afternoon after spending the previous six days overseas.

Their participation in the NBA’s Global Games proved to be a positive experience both on and off the court.

For first-year head coach Brett Brown it was a great learning experience in getting to know his team.

The Sixers played two close games, winning one and losing one and in both Brown saw a group that has little control. You would think would drive a coach crazy, but not Brown, not at this stage of the game.

“We are not going to have any controlled pace, we are going,” Brown said smiling. “The negatives are how much we turn it over and how wild we are and how reckless we are and not really understanding time and score. But in an inverted way it is not a bad thing.”

“They are trying to get out and make plays and make things happen, so the turnovers were generated by that frantic pace. If I had one or the other now, I would choose pace. We will try to calm down as things move forward.”

The Sixers committed 46 turnovers in the two games, but that frantic pace also allowed for guys to get to the rim, where at times they were able to finish. Other times they were rewarded by going to the foul line.

Evan Turner in particular showed his willingness to attack -- something we had previously seen on occasion. This year the three-year veteran promises it will be in his daily repertoire.

“I feel the whole thing is not stopping short sometimes,” Turner said. “Attack, try to go up and go strong. Sometimes after a while I would stop attacking and stop short and just shoot pull-ups. So I am trying to find bodies and make sure I keep the ball up. That is key.”

In two games Turner’s aggressive approach was rewarded with a team-high 22 free throw attempts.

For comparison, last season Turner averaged a career high 2.5 free throw attempts per game and the Sixers as a whole averaged 16.8, second-fewest in the NBA.

That number will increase this season because Brown has all his players thinking about getting to the paint.

“We just try to take what’s there and take good shots every possession,” guard Tony Wroten said. “If the three-pointer is there we are going to take a good three-pointer, but getting to the hole and getting to the paint is our priority.”

Wroten excelled in both areas, tying James Anderson for the team lead with four threes, as well as making 16 of 18 free throw attempts.

“We talk to our players that it has to finish with the paint," Brown said. "Just getting the ball over halfcourt quickly and not continuing to do something with it is not what we are trying to do. We want to try to get to the paint, get to the line, get to the rim. I feel like we are doing that.”